Snowbird Calendar for club activities, fundraisers in Baldwin County

ILLINOIS SNOWBIRD CLUB will hold breakfast at LuLu’s on Feb. 22 and March 8 at 8 a.m. For more information, call Mary Poindexter at 319-389-2220. A social will be held Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center; for more information, contact Marilyn Edwards at 251-948-2878. Also, an Illinois Snowbird play will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m., For more information, contact Mary Jane Munsell at 251-948-4912.

INDIANA SNOWBIRD CLUB hosts breakfasts on the second and fourth Thursday of each month through March. For more information, call 251-981-6901 and ask for Doris at extension 14153.

IOWA SNOWBIRDS will host a cocktail party at 5 p.m. Friday at Phoenix VII. Those attending should bring their own beverages as well as a dish to share. For more information call Mary Poindexter at 319-389-2220. The Iowa Snowbird breakfast will be at Lulu’s, Wednesday and again on Feb. 27, 8:30 a.m. and the cost is $9.

MICHIGAN CLUB will hold meetings at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 and March 7 at the Erie Meyer Center in Gulf Shores. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts available at 9:15. A club luncheon at the Hangout is set Friday at noon. The American Red Cross blood drive is set for Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Adult Activity Center in Gulf Shores. For more information, visit www.michiganclubalabama.com, email michiganclub1995@yahoo.com or call Charlie Arensmeier at 517-230-3524.

RETIRED AND FORMER MICHIGAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS will meet for an annual luncheon at noon Feb. 28 at Ryan’s in Foley. For more information, contact Dusty Rhodes at 251-923-0746.

MINNESOTA CLUB is holding breakfast meetings at LuLu’s each Tuesday in February and part of March. Doors open 8 a.m. with a buffet served at 8:30. The club will collect food donations and/or cash at each breakfast meeting for the Christian Service Center. For more information, visit www.mnal.org.

NEW YORK SNOWBIRDS will hold luncheons at Shipp’s on Feb. 21 and March 7. Other activities will include a ladies luncheon, a Valentine’s brunch, dinner dances, a Dolphin Cruise, fishing and casino trips. Also, New York Snowbirds will hold their annual golf outing Feb. 18 at the Lake Forest Country Club. For more information on these activities, call Frank Panczyszyn at 251-981-1246.

OHIO SNOWBIRD CLUB will hold breakfast meetings at 8 a.m. Feb. 20 and March 6 at LuLu’s in Gulf Shores. For more information about club activities call Dick Haberstroh at 513-702-0639.

PENNSYLVANIA SNOWBIRD CLUB will have breakfast at Hazel’s in Orange Beach at 8 a.m. Wednesday and again on Feb. 27. On Feb. 20, a Pot Luck Lunch will be held at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Gulf Shores. The group will also hold Eat & Talk events at O’Charleys in Foley on selected Mondays. For more information, call Rich Smith at 908-420-8806.

WISCONSIN SNO-BIRD CLUB card players meet from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Gulf Shores Harry Roberts Senior Center. Upcoming activities include: a dog track trip; the Baldwin County Heritage Museum Craft and Camellia Festival, and more. The group collects box tops for education, Nestle water bottle labels, Campbell soup labels, empty printer cartridges, can pop tops, and motel-size toiletries for various charities. Members play golf on Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information, call Kenn Krouse at 251-967-2463 or email wissnobirds@yahoo.com .

SNOWBIRD CLUBS

SNOWBIRD SINGLES meet at 11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Thursdays this month and in March. The next meeting will be this week at Compleat Angler Restaurant at The Wharf in Orange Beach. For more information, call Larry Riggs at 715-340-9303.

GULF SHORES MEN’S SNOWBIRD COFFEE CLUB meets for coffee from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Zen Restaurant. Interested in joining the club is available at these meetings. For more information, contact Larry Cole at colel@msu.edu.

SENIOR SNOWBIRD SOFTBALL holds practice at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays in the far back field of the Gulf Shores Sports Complex. The group includes a mix of men and women, residents and Snowbirds, ages 50-70. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ken Krejci at 440-343-7576 or email kenkrejci@yahoo.com.

SNOWBIRD EUCHRE CARD GAMES are held Wednesdays at the American Legion Post 44 on Ala. 59.

SNOWBRIDGE CLUB of Gulf Shores plays 30 hands of bridge every Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. at the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center. Those attending should bring lunch. No partner is needed. Cost is $1, which includes coffee, cookies, candy and fun. For more information, call John at 251-974-1426.

SNOWBIRD BIBLE STUDY sessions are held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays through mid-March at Kaiser Realty in Gulf Shores.

LIGHTHOUSE SNOWBIRD ALUMNI meet for coffee at 8:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Hardee’s in Gulf Shores. The group meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Kitty’s Kafe. The annual Alumni Picnic is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Orange Beach Community Center. For more information, call 251-967-2463 or 251-970-3190

SENIOR SNOWBIRD POTLUCK meals are held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center. Those attending should bring a dish to share that will serve eight or 10 people. For more information, call 251-981-6060.

UPCOMING EVENTS

BENEFIT GOLF SCRAMBLE will be held Feb. 20 at GlenLakes Golf Club in Foley featuring a shotgun start and a $10,000 hole-in-one prize, among other prizes and raffles. Cost is $50 per person, which includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch and prizes. Proceeds will be donated to the Baldwin County Heritage Museum in Elberta. For more information, call Tammy at 251-986-8375 or email bchm@gulftel.com.

SNOWBIRD SERENADE, presented by the Coastal Chorale, will be Feb. 21, 22, 23 and 24 at the Foley United Methodist Church Spirit Center. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coastalchorale.com or any Centennial Bank.

MICHIGAN 2013 YOOPER LUNCHEON will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 22 at Hazel’s in Orange Beach.

This Snowbird calendar is published each Sunday. Send your news about activities to baldwin@al.com by Friday 6 p.m. a week before the event. A contact name and phone number should be included.